Row breaks out over singing Vande Mataram in Meerut

Thousands arrested in UP for copying in boards

The art of saying “Non” the French way!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As opposed to the polite Indian dawdle of the head when faced with the prospect of saying a hard no; the French do not dodge the...

Remembering Bismillah Khan ‘ShehnaiKi Woh Aakhri Taan’

Saluting the mother of rock ’n’ roll

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sister Rosetta Tharpe played the electric guitar in the 1930s and ’40s and laid the foundations of rock ’n roll music By Sucheta Dasgupta It is...

“Glad to be shooting again”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Film star Sanjay Dutt interacts with APN staff, seeks wishes for comeback film Film star Sanjay Dutt said he is happy to face camera after a...

Jolly LLB 2: Bollywood’s back to all-out entertainment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]And, as ever, Saurabh Shukla and Akshay Kumar are jolly good in their roles By Karan Kaushik Rarely does a sequel surpass its original in terms...

“Heritage is not just something which is 100 years old”

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The India Trade Promotion Organisation proposes to demolish iconic structures at Pragati Maidan—Hall of Nations, Hall of Industries and Nehru Pavilion—and in their place, much to...

Remembering Chunibala Devi

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is her portrayal of Indir Thakrun that makes Ray’s Pather Panchali unforgettable By Khalid Mohamed  As many as 62 years ago, Satyajit Ray’s PatherPanchali (SongoftheRoad)...

Cast in glass

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vijay Kowshik’s etchings, masks, busts draw attention to the delicate technology that is behind it By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr The facial expressions etched on glass...